FMD: Jan 25, 2013

Let's discuss music. Start with 10 songs randomly produced by your iTunes/iPod/other media player/music service/etc., and let's see what topics arise! Or just start with some other musical topic, Other citizens are bound to have thier own opinions!
/Jon Bois'd

Happy Birthday–January 25

Danny Richardson (1863)
Les Nunamaker (1889)
Kenichi Zenimura (1900)
Ernie Harwell (1918)
Bill Lucas (1936)
Jake O’Donnell (1939)
Wally Bunker (1945)
Vern Ruhle (1951)
Kerry Taylor (1971)
Dan Serafini (1974)

Better known as an NBA referee, Jake O’Donnell was an American League umpire from 1969-1972.  He is the only person to have officiated both an NBA all-star game and a major league baseball all-star game. 

Kenichi Zenimura was a long-time player and manager in Japan as well as an ambassador of the game of baseball.  He helped organize Babe Ruth's tour of Japan in 1934 and is known as the Father of Japanese Baseball.

Continue reading Happy Birthday–January 25

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.